When Seoul swelters, these six cold soups and noodle dishes deliver the city’s most refreshing answer to summer. Our mapped-out guide leads to the restaurants serving them at their best.

Learn how to make kong-guksu, Korea’s classic cold soybean noodle dish. This easy summer recipe pairs wheat noodles with a rich, chilled soybean broth.

A Namsan restaurant serving king-sized Korean pork cutlet alongside brassware bibimbap, savory jeon, and house makgeolli made in honor of the mountain’s old name.